Macdonald-Kelce Library: Creative Writing: Articles

Finding Articles

How to find articles in the library databases:

1. Login to MyUTampa by using your Spartans Domain username and password.

2. Browse the list of subject-specific databases below, or use the discovery search box.

3. It's time to begin your search! Enter your search terms and see your results. If using individual databases, make sure to search two or more to get the best results. Sometimes using subject databases is less frustrating because they may filter out irrelevant topics.

4. Remember to set limits to your search to refine your results. Helpful limits include adjusting the date range or selecting peer-reviewed articles.

5. If you have any questions, ask a librarian!

Spartan Articles Search

Journal Title Search (Example: Chronicle of Higher Education or JAMA)

Databases

The following databases are helpful for Creative Writing research.

ARTstor This link opens in a new window
Provides a rich, digital image library covering the areas of art, architecture and archeology.
JSTOR This link opens in a new window
Scholarly journals, ebooks, primary sources, and ebooks in the arts, humanities, social sciences, natural sciences, and business.
Literature This link opens in a new window
Search Gale Literature for a good collection of digitized literature (novels), literary criticism, interviews, biographies, poetry, plays, speeches, and more.
Literature Criticism This link opens in a new window
A range of modern and historical viewpoints on authors and their works across regions, eras, and genres.
Literature Resource Center This link opens in a new window
Scholarly articles and critical essays from academic journals and literary magazine; overviews of literary works; author information, including biographies, biographies and the literary movements.
MLA International Bibliography This link opens in a new window
This is a humanities focused database that covers scholarly materials on index for the study of language, literature, linguistics, rhetoric and composition, folklore, and film, covering scholarly publications from the early 20th century to the present....
International in scope, it includes citations to journal articles, books, articles in books, series, translations, scholarly editions, websites, and dissertations, with links to full text. Indices to books and articles date back to 1963.
Oxford English Dictionary This link opens in a new window
An authoritative resource on the evolution of the English language, word meanings, history, and pronunciation.
ProQuest This link opens in a new window
One of the most comprehensive databases available online. Provides access to full-text journals across a wide range of subject areas, including business, education, literature, political science, and psychology.

Creative Writing Journals

Examples of useful journals for Creative Writing students:

Artforum is the lead resource on art today, looking at both contemporary and historical artists and movements.

Contemporary Literature is a comprehensive journal on the emerging and established writers in today's literature.

Feminist Theory is a journal with an interdisciplinary approach to current topics and debates in feminism.

Journal of Postcolonial Writing is a journal dedicated to the study of literature in postcolonial locations.

Narrative is a journal dedicated to the study of narrative forms, published by The Society for the Study of Narrative Literature.

New Literary History is one of the top journals in the field of literary theory and history.

Poetry is the renowned journal published by the Poetry Foundation.

Using Interlibrary Loan

Search WorldCat or Google Scholar for items worldwide.

If you cannot access the article or book from our library, consider making an Interlibrary loan request. See the Interlibrary Loan guide below for more information.

Article/Book Request Form
Form to manually enter book or article requests. You must sign in with your UTampa login
View Requests

Email questions about requests to ILLRequest@ut.edu
Interlibrary Loan Guide
Google Scholar
A great place to start research that includes many UTampa databases. (PDF Handout Notes)